Chapter 69

Nicholas’ breath hitched, the softness he was gripping firmly onto rendering him into a stupor.

Meanwhile, it didn’t take long for Tessa to burrow out of his arms. She straightened up, but that made the pain unbearable, so much so that it brought fresh tears to her eyes. She crouched down in hopes of soothing her protesting ankle, and as she breathed through the pain, she grumbled, “Can’t you just be a little less aggressive?”

Nicholas was about to retort when he suddenly looked down and noticed that her ankle was as swollen as fully-proofed bread dough. Seized with an inexplicable anger, he snapped irritably, “Why are you being so stubborn when you’re already this badly hurt? Are you planning on waiting for paralysis to set in before you’re willing to go to the hospital?”

She glared at him and snapped mutinously, “Be quiet if you don’t want to be the first one to get paralyzed!”

“You-” Stumped by her sharp tongue, he found himself at a sudden loss for words.

refreshing to see a woman argue with him for once. Not to mention, President Sawyer’s anger seemed to have been borne out

slightly to dismiss the thought, but the next moment, he watched with shock as Nicholas carried Tessa

and began to struggle, shrieking, “Let me

ignored her and there was a hard set to his jaw as he turned to say to

his own, he fell in step behind Nicholas and the

the hospital, whereupon Nicholas arranged for a doctor to tend to Tessa’s wounds and run several

wrong note and sprained her ankle when she jumped from a high spot, but a couple of days’ rest will have her looking as good as new. As for the abrasions on

relief when she heard this, then glowered at Nicholas as she grumbled, “See, I told you I’d be fine, but you just had

don’t actually want to put my foot anywhere. I’m

lips and pointed out sourly, “And I wouldn’t even spare you a

her hand throughout the check-up and blowing on her wounds

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